Lengthy breathing sessions aren't necessarily a pretty process either and weirdly, you might shiver, sweat or shriek. But the personable coaches, Rebecca Dennis and Aimee Hartley, make it all OK, carefully guiding the sessions to a well-curated backdrop of music, everything from trancey tracks to more tribal, booty shaking stuff.

Therapeutic masseuse and 'body-memory' worker Gillian Steer coaxes out both physical knots and hidden emotions. And the woodland walks through the Wasing Estate are just the thing for clearing your head. Meals are gluten-free and vegetarian, with lots of salads, dhals and soups. The nightcap is turmeric tea, which you take back to a restored 18th-century outhouse with beams, wooden floors and cosy rugs (book the rustique Smithy for it's gigantic bed and family heirlooms). And when you leave, you'll have learned how to use your breath to deal with almost anything life can throw at you.

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Inspiration Space retreats review | healing holidays, UK Retreat

POWERFUL TRANSFORMATIONAL BREATH & YOGA RETREATSThe Quick Read: These 2 night, 3 day retreats work deeply but quickly to give you more energy, less baggage and a much clearer mind using daily sessions of Transformational Breathing, yoga, meditation, woodland walks, energising juices and healthy food. Your base is the Wasing Estate near Aldermaston in Berkshire, a glorious 4,000 acres of Nania-esque ancient woodland, countryside and winding rivers just an hour from London. The retreats are run by Transformational Breath® coaches Aimee Hartley and Rebecca Dennis and Advanced Yoga Teacher Jess Horn a few times a year, with top up workshops in London in between. "For many, they’re life changing."

I found a short film clip of my father on my computer recently. In the film, I asked him: “what’s the best advice you could give me for my life?” He replied, with a smile on his face, ”just keep breathing.”

Nothing more and nothing less. Now, I know that his number one family value was health, without that we can’t do much else, so it made sense watching him back that in all its simplicity, breathing is the most important thing. Read Full Review Here